Ready for some wondrous facts about tea? Here’s the first one: Did you know that there are literally endless varieties of tea out there? Think about it! Just about any edible herb can be turned into a tea, and the combinations are never-ending. I know I come across as strictly a coffee drinker, but I actually really love drinking tea too! During the summer, I live on the iced version. Once the nights turn chilly, I switch to hot tea. I also drink it whenever I’m feeling under the weather. There’s just something about a good cup of tea to soothe your aching soul.

I thought it would be fun to round up a few fun facts about tea! Then, I’ll tell you how you can take a quiz and get the perfect box of tea delivered to your from TeaBox. I already got mine (in exchange for an honest review, there’s you’re FTC disclaimer). Ready? Good!

9 Super Cool Facts about Tea

Made in China, perfected in India: Tea originated in China, but most of the world’s tea actually comes from India. In fact, it’s their second-largest industry!

It can tell the future! If you’ve ever watched Charmed or any other shows with witches or psychics, you know that tea leaves can tell the future. You’ll need to use loose tea for this. Just swirl the leaves around with a little bit of tea in the bottom of your cup (3 times, always 3 times!). Then look at the pattern. You’ll need to interpret it yourself, unless you know of a great psychic. I can read tarot but not tea leaves, sorry!

Bagged in America? Americans don’t have much claim to the tea trade in general, but we did invent the bags to put them in! We did it back in the 1800s. They were used for samples.

Loose-y does it better: Those bags we invented? Not such a big favor to the tea world. Tea actually tastes better loose. It retains more of the flavor. Now, if you get your own bags and then put loose tea in them, that’s different!

Less caffeine, yet still stimulating: While tea contains about half the caff as a cup of Joe, it also contains a stimulant called theanine. So really, you’re getting to perk-me-ups for the price of one! Hmm, maybe I should switch to tea earlier in the day!

Americans are frigid tea drinkers: About 85% of the tea consumed in the US is the iced variety. If we didn’t succeed in seceding from England all those years ago, I have a feeling they’d disown us!

We’re getting warmer, though! Apparently, hot tea sales increased over 17% in the last 5 years.

The Earth loves tea! Did you know that tea is environmentally friendly? It comes from renewable plants and is naturally resistant to bugs (so no pesticides required). The whole oxidation process is natural, and many companies use recyclable packaging.

Get Your Perfect Cup Delivered with TeaBox

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You know how much I adore a good subscription box, right? I love it even more when they’re personalized to suit my own very picky individual tastes. TeaBox is an elegant new tea subscription service that starts with a quiz and ends with an amazing cuppa (actually, up to 150 amazing cups).

The quiz asks obvious questions, like how often do you drink tea, followed by not-so-obvious, like what types of savory foods you enjoy. When you’re done, pick the subscription that works best for your needs (or budget), then wait for your tea to arrive! I got a cute small subscription box with three different types of tea (two Darjeeling varieties and an amazing Vanilla Chai tea. Oddly enough, my 10-year-old son is a fan of the Darjeeling. I didn’t even know he knew what it was, but apparently he tried it during a sleepover last weekend.

The box comes with a really nice tea spoon that I’m just in love with. It’s shiny and pretty! So shiny that, if you look close, you can see me reflected in it taking the picture. It’s called the TeaBox Ideal Teaspoon. I can totally see why. It makes scooping out just the right amount of loose tea such a simple task. You’ll also get muslin tea bags with your subscription, which you can wash out and reuse.

TeaBox personalized monthly subscription plans come in three sizes. If you want to just taste test a few varieties and get your spoon wet before diving in, go with the Tea Starter Plan for $9.99 per month. You’ll get 12-15 cups out of this plan, depending on how you brew. If you know you like tea and want more variety, but don’t need an ocean of it, go with the Tea Lover Plan for $19.99 a month. This gets you enough for 30-40 cups. If you’re a total tea fanatic, get the Tea Enthusiast plan for $39.99 a month and brew yourself up to 150 cups!

TeaBox has over 200 varieties of tea, so I think it’ll take months before you run out of new flavors to try out! They also have a huge store where you can buy tea and accessories without a subscription.Check out these great TeaBox coupons for the store!

I have no idea how I didn’t know there was a Tea Subscription Service. I am all about loose leaf teas. I like Roobios with a few cocoa nibs the best for an everyday hot drink but do have an assortment of teas ans infusions including yellow. Leaving this window open so that I remember to come back and take the tea quiz. A monthly tea delivery would e so much fun!

The U.S. might not have a varied history in tea, but thankfully we did figure out that tea drinking could be much more convenient (and quicker) with a tea bag! lol I do love a nice hot cup of tea once in awhile!

I love that there are many different kinds of tea for each of your health issues, like if you have trouble sleeping just drink lemon tea, if you want a better metabolism, you can just drink green tea. I enjoy drinking tea because of the man benefits that it gives.